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Greetings ANA Community!
In the ANA Summer Newsletter issue, we will share the current activities taking place at ANA, and introduce you to ANA's new Director of the Division of Program Operations (DPO), Carmelia (Mia) Strickland.
Mia joined ANA on February 27th, and literally “hit the ground running” on her first day as ANA was right in the midst of its annual panel review activities. Without hesitation, Mia immersed herself immediately in the grant review process, beginning with planning and attending the panel review sessions this spring. Mia is now completing the application process by reviewing and making recommendations on nearly 100 grant applications. Please see Mia’s full biography.
As you can expect, we are excited to have Mia on board during these extremely busy times at ANA. Please join me in welcoming her to the ANA team!
ANA has been active with planning a first time training for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) staff titled “Working with Native Communities.” The two-day training occurred on June 1st & 4th. ANA initiated another first-time event and hosted its annual Grantee Meeting (June 5th) in conjunction with ACF’s Native American Conference (June 6th-8th). Within this edition, you will find details on all these events, as well as grantee highlights and articles related to social development, the theme of our summer newsletter.
Wopila,
Lillian A. Sparks
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Social Development Features
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Let's Move - One Year Later
In keeping with Let’s Move! in Indian Country, learn about what our grantees have done to incorporate health and nutrition components into their ANA projects.
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Events
Collaborate for Healthy Weight Action Call – “Promising Interventions to Promote Access to Healthy Foods”
ANA FOA Consultation
National Indian Health Board’s 40th Anniversary Celebration and 29th Annual Consumer Conference
Education and the Native American Student
Interdepartmental Tribal Justice, Safety, and Wellness Session #15
Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) Annual Convention
National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) 69th Annual Convention
9th Annual National “Fatherhood Is Leadership” Conference
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Special Features
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ANA Hosts "Working with Native Communities Training" at ACF
First time event initiated and hosted by ANA. The training focused on helping ACF staff better serve Native American communities through a deeper understanding of the history of American Indian, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders and the government- to-government relationship that exists with federally recognized Indian Tribes.
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ANA 2012 Panel Review
New processes were in place for the 2012 panel review sessions (i.e., language grants now have an earlier project start date to coincide with the school year). Follow link for details on this year’s panel review process and activities.
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U.S. Department of Education (DOE) Seeking Peer Reviewers
DOE’s Native American and Alaska Native Children in School Program is seeking peer reviewers (field readers) with experience in ESL and American Indian/Alaska Native Education programs to read and evaluate discretionary grant applications for FY 2013. Deadline to submit resume is November 1, 2012. For further details, click on link.
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Building a Better Nation through Stronger Families
Please read Assistant Secretary George Sheldon’s blog regarding your communities and your good work. In this message, Assistant Secretary Sheldon emphasizes ACF’s commitment to moving forward with new ways of collaborating and partnering with Native American communities to increase self-sufficiency and resilience of the people served by its programs.
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Billy Mills travels throughout Indian Country speaking to AI/AN children and their families to inspire youth and encourage dignity, character, and pride through their AI/AN heritage.
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Reconnecting the Circle encourages learning about Native American cultures.
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